Average yield per year for the period 2005 - 2009:
Field corn - 8.916 million bushels
Sweet corn - 66,540,000 pounds
2
156 million tonnes
Nevada is not one of the powerhouses of corn production. They do other things much better. For corn, they convert other state's grains into ethanol. Most of their corn crop goes to silage -- 130,000 tons.
According to the USDA, one acre of corn removes about 8 tons of carbon dioxide from the air in a growing season. At 180 bushels per acre, corn produces enough oxygen to supply a year's needs for 131 people.
CORN
CORN
If conditions are right you might get 4 ears of corn per stalk. Without enough water and the right type and amount of fertilizer you might get 0!
It varies from year to year, of course, but Illinois farmers typically produce around two billion bushels of corn every year.
The tassels on top of the corn plant are the stamen that produce pollen. The silks ar the ends of each corn cob are the pistils leading to the ovaries. Each one will produce a grain of corn.
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CORN
corn and beans